Instantiating a class inherited from Forms
I created a user input GUI PS script based on the example in the MS doc https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/samples/creating-a-custom-input-box?view=powershell-7.2, which worked fine. I then created a class that inherits from Forms, based on the same setup / config in a module. My issue is that when I instantiate my custom user input class what is displayed appears to be the base Forms class without any of the components I configured. If I include the $forms.showDialog inside the class constructor, my class displays correctly. My goals is to end up with a set of modularized PS scripts where a primary PS script instantiates the user input class, and runs the required logic from the primary, calling other classes / scripts as needed. I greatly appreciate any guidance that points me in the right direction. User input class, created in moduel (psm1) using namespace System.Windows.Forms using namespace System.Drawing [void] [System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("System.Drawing") [void] [System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("System.Windows.Forms") Class InputWindow:Form{ #InputWindow() { $form = [Form]::new() $form.Size = [Size]::new(400, 415) $form.MaximizeBox = $false $form.StartPosition = "CenterScreen" $form.FormBorderStyle = [System.Windows.Forms.FormBorderStyle]::FixedSingle # prevents screen sizing $form.Topmost = $true $form.text = "Profile Removal" #Label $toolStrpLabel = [System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripStatusLabel]::new() $toolStrpLabel.Size = [Size]::new(10,12) $toolStrpLabel.text ="Current Status" #StatusStrip $statusStrip = [System.Windows.Forms.StatusStrip]::new() $statusStrip.Size = [System.Drawing.size]::new(10, 12) $statusStrip.Dock = [System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle]::Bottom $statusStrip.SizingGrip = $false $statusStrip.Text = "Test" $statusStrip.Items.AddRange($toolStrpLabel) $form.Controls.Add($statusStrip) #Buttons $cancelButton = [System.Windows.Forms.Button]::new() $cancelButton.Margin = 5 $cancelButton.Anchor = 'right,bottom' $cancelButton.Location = [System.Drawing.Point]::new(190, 300 ) $cancelButton.Size = [System.Drawing.Size]::new(75,23) $cancelButton.Text = '&Cancel' $cancelButton.DialogResult = [System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult]::Cancel $form.CancelButton = $cancelButton $form.AcceptButton = $cancelButton #Sets the default active button $form.Controls.Add($cancelButton) $okButton = [System.Windows.Forms.Button]::new() $okButton.Margin = 5 $okButton.Anchor = 'right, bottom' $okButton.Location = [System.Drawing.Point]::new(275,300) $okButton.Size = [System.Drawing.Size]::new(75,23) $okButton.Text = '&OK' $okButton.DialogResult = [System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult]::OK $form.Controls.Add($okButton) #Message Banner $msgBanner = [System.Windows.Forms.Label]::new() $msgBanner.Location = [System.Drawing.Point]::new(10,20) $msgBanner.Size = [System.Drawing.Size]::new(300,20) $msgBanner.Text = 'Enter your MID information below:' $form.Controls.Add($msgBanner) #MID Label $midLabel = [System.Windows.Forms.Label]::new() $midLabel.Location = [System.Drawing.Point]::new(50,50) $midLabel.Size = [System.Drawing.Size]::new(35,15) $midLabel.Text = 'MID:' $form.Controls.Add($midLabel) #MID input box $midBox = [System.Windows.Forms.TextBox]::new() $midBox.Location = [System.Drawing.Point]::new(85,46) $midBox.Size = [System.Drawing.Size]::new(70,20) $midBox.Enabled = $true $midBox.TextAlign = "Left" $form.Controls.Add($midBox) #Password label $pswdLabel = [System.Windows.Forms.Label]::new() $pswdLabel.Location = [System.Drawing.Point]::new(190,50) $pswdLabel.Size = [System.Drawing.Size]::new(72,15) $pswdLabel.Text = 'Password:' $form.Controls.Add($pswdLabel) #Password input box $pswdBox = [System.Windows.Forms.TextBox]::new() $pswdBox.Location = [System.Drawing.Point]::new(260,46) $pswdBox.Size = [System.Drawing.Size]::new(70,20) $pswdBox.Enabled = $true $pswdBox.TextAlign = "Left" $form.Controls.Add($pswdBox) $form.Add_Shown({$midBox.Select()}) } # END of Constructor # } #END of Class InputWindow Function Get-InputWindow () { [InputWindow]::new() } Export-ModuleMember -Function Get-InputWindow